Alps to Ocean [A2O] - great starting point - Lake Tekapo

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Alternative starting point

Day 1 – set up bike and get to hot springs and get a cheap two day pass to prepare for the ride, check out the town, church etc and book a midnight tour of the earth and sky show

Day 2- hot pools and go to 4pm church service and view out over the lake

Day 3 – trip to lake Alexandria and ride along the edge of Lake Alexandria and Lake Tekapo

Day 4 – start the A 2 O ride to Twizel

The Day 4 journey

Nice when some else is delivering your PACK

The entry to the hike from Akaroa

Message board and a view of Akaroa - Day 4

The home view

The view of Akaroa - not good but all worked out fine

Posting at a message board

Hope you had a nice journey

Half way and a view looking back to Otanerito Bay

Nice although the rain

last day and it is easy as without a PACK

Some signage along the way and me

Day Four - walking to Akaroa

I decided to pay the $20 and have the pack delivered to Akaroa on the last
day and the weather conditions made it so much easier to make that decision
- enjoyed the walk in the drizzling rain

Cottages at Otanerito Bay

Showing the accommodation and the store room for supplies, if you did't
bring any

Bedroom window View

The view from my bed room view at Otanerito Bay

Final Steps to Otanerito Bay

Views walking into Otanerito Bay for the night

Signage and views of where there where previous war

The Ngati Mamoe fort and conquered by the Ngai Tahu at this site being the
Parakakariki Pa - an important land mark

Seal Watching

Seal watching at Sleepy Bay and a view to Sleepy Bay

banks peninsula day 3 MAP

Nice sunny day for day 3 walk

Half Way mark on day 3

The day is very warm

Day 3 - Stoney Bay to Otanerito Bay

The walking track on day three [3]

Morning walk at Stoney Bay

Some nice views about Stoney Bay in the 90 minute morning walk

Bathroom at Stoney Bay

Bathroom and shower built into the side of the tree

Stoney Bay facilities

Out door bath and accommodation

Stoney Bay - Middle Earth cottages

Great spot and you can see the fire underway under the bath at Stoney Bay

Signage about yellow eyed Penguin and mutton Bird

Enjoyed the signage and information

Seal Cave and shelter

Plenty of Fur Seals inside the Seal cave and a nice shelter up againist the
rock wall for a break and picnic table

Half way from Flea Bay and Stoney Bay

Signage of the half way mark is always good to see - a relaxing day today,
though